ドイツ

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Common wordJLPTN5Freq.FrequencyTop 2,000

Meanings

1

usually written using kana alone

The country name; used in all standard contexts.

from Dutch Duits

彼かれは来らい年ねんドイツに留りゅう学がくする予よ定ていだ。
He plans to study abroad in Germany next year.

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Kanji

独single, alone, spontaneously
逸deviate, idleness, leisure
乙the latter, duplicate, strange

Related words

独どく
ドイツ is the standard modern word for Germany, while 独 is a one-character abbreviation used mainly in compounds like 日独 and in headlines.

Don't confuse with

ドイツ語ご
ドイツ refers to the country Germany, while ドイツ語 refers specifically to the German language spoken there.
ゲルマン
ドイツ refers specifically to the modern nation of Germany, while ゲルマン is a broader term for the historical Germanic peoples, languages, and culture.
西にしドイツ
ドイツ refers to Germany as a whole (including today's unified country), while 西ドイツ names only the historical 1949-1990 western state.

Written forms

ドイツUsage99%
Standard katakana spelling for Germany; usually written in kana.
独逸どいつUsage1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.
独乙どいつUsage<1%
ateji (phonetic kanji usage)rarely-used kanji form
Ateji spelling; rarely used in modern Japanese.

Etymology

From Dutch 'Duits', originally meaning 'German'. The ateji spellings 独逸 and 独乙 are historical and rarely used today.